Dairy
Is your farm up to the six-week in-calf rate challenge?
A six-week in-calf rate is important for driving dairy farm profitability, according to LIC’s Joyce Voogt. Voogt, Manager of the...
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World News
Fonterra battles to gain access to dairy farms following earthquake
New Zealand dairy processor Fonterra continues to battle to get its milk collection services back to normal, as 22 dairy...
Arable
Straw market hardens as prices average €18-20/bale nationwide
The straw market has hardened as prices average between €18-20/bale nationwide, according to a spokesperson for the Irish Grain Growers...
Rural Life
10 ways to lower your home energy bills this winter
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has some advice to help people save money on their home energy bills this winter. A...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm suppliers to receive milk price boost from Asda customers
Asda is the first supermarket in Northern Ireland to sell Dale Farm Farmers’ Milk, giving its customers the option to...
Pig/Poultry
Appeal for witnesses after up to 70 hens stolen from a field
Police in Northern Ireland are appealing for witnesses and information following the report of a theft of between 50-70 Banty...
Dairy
US milk production increases again in October
US milk production increased 2.7% in October 2016 on the corresponding month last year, figures from the US Department of...
Arable
Call for tillage farmers to have the option of stacking entitlements
Grain growers who have lost land courtesy of leasing arrangements that have not been renewed should be allowed to stack...
Other
'Uncertain times' ahead for the world dairy trade
We live in uncertain times, perhaps even more so than in recent years, when it comes to the world dairy...
Environment
€64m Cork wind farm to generate power for 17,000 homes annually
The ESB and Coillte have secured financial backing for the Castlepook Wind Farm project in Co. Cork, which represents an overall investment...
Beef
'Too many suckler calves are under fed and not reaching their growth potential'
The vast majority of suckler calves are not reaching their full growth potential, according to Harper Adams’ Beef Specialist Simon...
Machinery
Second-hand farm machinery sells for over €4m at auction
A steady number of Irish buyers attended a second-hand machinery auction in the UK recently, which had a sales total...
Dairy
Two more co-ops announce October milk price increases
Both Arrabawn Co-op and Dairygold have announced milk price increases for October supplies of milk. The Arrabawn Board agreed yesterday...
Rural Life
Quiz: Have you got what it takes to be a farmer?
Farming has become sexy in recent years and with agricultural colleges overflowing, every Tom, Dick and Henrietta thinks they have...
Dairy
Dale Farm acts to significantly boost milk price
Dale Farm has announced a 2.5p/L (2.9c/L) increase to its base milk price, along with the 2p/L (2.32c/L) winter bonus...
Rural Life
Farmer who shot 3 deer out of season says he was preventing TB being spread
A farmer, who previously pleaded guilty to two counts under the Wildlife Act, has claimed that he shot three deer...
Beef
How do you assess your grass covers?
Marking a scale of heights against cover values on a well-used pair of wellingtons is the easiest way to measure...
Dairy
Aurivo has increased its October milk price
Aurivo co-op has increased its milk price for October by 1.25c/L, a spokesperson for the co-op has confirmed to Agriland....
